Reading's own Martin Seal looks like Cold Feet star James Nesbitt

DESPITE being the spitting image of TV's charmer James Nesbitt, this Reading man is not getting cold feet about entering a look-a-like competition.

Spurred on by his friends, Martin Seal, of Norfolk Road, west Reading, has entered showbiz mag National Enquirer's competition to find celebrity clones.

According to the magazine, Mr Seal is a dead ringer for Nesbitt and is set for a place in the competition finals.

But the 31-year-old father of one still isn't really sure he looks like the Northern Irish actor, who is most famous for playing Adam in ITV's Cold Feet.

Mr Seal said: "When people started stopping me in the street I didn't really know who James Nesbitt was - I'd never watched Cold Feet. I still haven't really had a good look at the guy.

"My partner tells me it's a good thing - but she would!"

The sales rep now hopes his face will be his fortune. If he wins the contest, he will be signed up to London look-alike agency Splitting Images, giving him the chance to sample the high-life and earn thousands from photo shoots and

personal appearances.

But Mr Seal, who is soon to become a dad for the second time, says he will keep his feet on the ground.

He said: "I'm a family man. It would be fun to win and I'm going to really go for it but my family comes first."

Six finalists will be featured in the pages of National Enquirer in May.

They will be whisked to a VIP party where they will come under the scrutiny of American gossip editor Mike Walker.

A panel of British showbiz experts will also be on hand to make sure it is a fair contest.

A National Enquirer spokesman said: "At the moment James Nesbitt is facing stiff competition from Barry Manilow, Pierce Brosnan, Richard Gere and a very good Catherine Zeta Jones. He won't be disadvantaged because he is a look-alike English star. He really does stand a very good chance of winning."